Editorial: Hits and misses

Hit: The Rehabilitation Center of Sheboygan's annual play, "Disney's Beauty and the Beast Jr.," provided quite an opportunity for a group of people who are seldom in the limelight.

Approximately 70 handicapped and developmentally disabled participants from the center had a chance to take part in the production, including acting, building props and performing other functions. Members of the community also help in the process, staging the show for several nights along the way.

This endeavor began more than 35 years ago. It is special to all involved and we hope it continues for decades to come. After a one-year hiatus last year to ready its new facility on Geele Avenue - the former Plastics Engineering Company building - it appears RCS is poised to do just that.

Miss: Tuberculosis is a scary word, particularly when it hits close to home. That's why it was reassuring when Sheboygan County health officials called the risk to the general public "low" after it was discovered last week that a South High School student had the contagious disease.

The student was isolated and treated and there was no immediate threat to county residents, according to Jean Beinemann, program supervisor for the Health and Human Services Department of Sheboygan County.

About two dozen students who had close and relatively prolonged contact with the infected student were closely monitored. It appears South High, the school district and medical personnel all did the right thing in helping contain the disease, and in keeping the public informed. Panic would only enhance the damage already incurred.

Hit: It is good to see Sheboygan Falls Mayor Randy Meyer back on the job. Severely injured in a two-vehicle crash on April 7 that resulted in the death of a Plymouth couple, Meyer said during a press conference last week that he doesn't remember much about the crash but that its aftermath is difficult to deal with.

Meyer suffered broken ribs and severe bruising and underwent emergency surgery five days after the crash. His wife, Tammy, was driving, when a car pulled out from Highway J and into their path on Highway 32. Killed were Lew Handley, 71, and Suzanne Jackson, 81.

Meyer was sympathetic to the families of the victims, and had received a letter from them. The circumstances are tragic, and we hope Meyer continues to recover - physically and emotionally - from them.

Miss: What is going on in the Town of Wilson? Newly elected clerk Jeffrey Feringa abruptly resigned after just two days on the job, in another crazy twist for an elected position that's been under heavy scrutiny for the past year.

There are unconfirmed reports of the Sheriff's Department seizing computers from the Wilson Town Hall.

Former town clerk Cheryl Rostollan had resigned earlier, following the April 2 election in which her husband had failed in his attempt to replace her. She had come under scrutiny by the Town Board after an audit showed certain bills and other paperwork were not being submitted on time.

Town Chairman David Gartman will appoint a successor to Feringa. Gartman was re-elected in April, overcoming an unsigned flier sent to residents that contained potentially libelous accusations against him.

It all leaves us wondering: what next? This is definitely not small-town politics at its best.

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